Laughably inept management, nice non-management people - Anonymous employee EDF Employee Review

1.0
20 Apr 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Autonomy, final salary pension scheme. Most of the people in my office are friendly, helpful and pleasant to work with.

Cons

Senior management has created a poisonous atmosphere where people are frightened to take decisions. Awful hypocrisy of HR pontification completely at odds with reality (flexible working is actively discouraged in my department). "Trust" is the new mantra, poor ethics among a number of senior managers is the reality. Terrible waste of money due to ill thought out strategies and rushed decision making.

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Pros

Real opportunities to grow into more technical roles (Control Center Operator → Systems Engineer paths exist and aren't just on paper). You get hands-on experience with industrial systems most people only read about — OSI PI, SCADA, OMS integrations, cloud telemetry — which is hard to get elsewhere. Management generally supports continued education and certifications.

Cons

Decisions move slowly. Getting tooling, software, or process changes approved often involves multiple layers, including approvals that flow up to the French parent company. Procurement and IT requests can take weeks for things that would take a day at a smaller company. Some legacy systems and processes haven't been modernized — you'll find yourself working around quirks instead of fixing them.

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